Blue Winds Dancing Analysis

Many people might think that the short story “Blue Winds Dancing” by Tom Whitecloud is just about a young indian boy that attends college and is on his way home for a break. There is so much more in this short story. By the end of the story readers have found out a clear plot. It consists of a brave Indian trying to find out where he fits into the world. One way that authors in today's world have a hidden meaning throughout their story is through conflict. To start off the story, the narrator discusses his views about his life. The reader finds out that this young native boy is in college and is planning a trip home to Wisconsin. The narrator uses very detailed imagery to describe the peace that he feels when he is at home in Wisconsin. …show more content…
He had decided that he wanted to take back the things that he has lost from his native society. He realizes that he is not happy with the conformity of the white society. He realizes that he fits in best with his native american society. When he goes back to the native society he is afraid his father will not accept him, but his father, as well as the rest of the tribe, accepts him with open arms. At the end of of the story the young indian boy realizes “All the eyes are friendly; they all laugh. No one questions my being here. The drums begin to beat again, and I catch the invitation in the eyes of the old men. My feet begin to lift to the rhythm, and I looked out beyond the walls into the night and see the lights. I am happy. It is beautiful. I am home.” This is a very powerful way to end the conflict in a short story. The narrator comes to the realization of the resolve to the conflict by himself. Nobody told him how to feel. He was able to realize where he belonged just by the atmosphere of the society that he was in. The young indian boy has gone through a moral reconciliation that not only reunites him with his roots, but also reconciles his roots with the new life he is about to